Words from the Past that Hold True.....

I have been thinking about what I wanted to write about in my blog today and nothing really comes to mind.  

I was sitting on the steps to the porch the other night (it was just before dusk) and I closed my eyes and just listened to the cicadas singing that loud, long lullaby that usually accompanies a long hot summer day.  I remember my “Mama Ruby” telling me that when the locusts sing, it means it’s going to be very hot and a long time until rain comes around.  Well, I hate to tell this to the bug population, but YOU were wrong.  It rained the very next day and it was a good rain too, almost flooding some of the lower streets in town.  

So, the subject of this blog entry is not exactly about the weather but about the “words of wisdom” that I have been given over the years.   What words have I been given that have stuck with me the longest.

One set of life instructions that I was told many moons ago was, “You can’t figure out crazy people and their actions or you will drive yourself crazy trying.” I have to say this is the one piece of advice that has stayed around the longest for me….not because it was sounded funny but because it is very true!

I was the butt of a lot of jokes in grade school, high school and on up into my early life.  I have been made fun of, picked on and ridiculed for various things at various times.  The one question that I always seemed to ask myself is why?  Why do they call me names?  Why do they laugh at me?  Why?  I remember that I used to spend a lot of time thinking about the various reasons and not one reason fit the bill.  Not one reason worked or explained their actions......And the speaker of these words were so right, it did drive me batty trying to figure out why….

To prove my point, I sent a copy of this blog entry for “proof reading” to my friend at work.  I asked her what she thought and she responded with the following, “This is true but also people are mean because of several different reasons. They aren’t born mean.  They inherit mean whether it be something that happened to them or insecurities they may have.   To prove my point, you CAN’T pin it down to one reason, or the “WHY” of the situation.

All of this brought me to a conclusion…if you have meanness in your heart and lack respect and empathy for your fellow man, someone that doesn’t share your philosophies WILL NOT understand.  Anyone that has these “nasty” qualities will never, ever “get you” or “get your way of thinking.”  I have decided that if people want to be mean and I wasn’t going to follow in their path, then I would never appreciate their actions. I could only speculate and form my own conclusions.  Another piece of advice…. It’s also true, “mean people do suck!”

Not wanting to get too deep, but hoping to bring a smile or two….Please leave me a comment about the words of wisdom that have inspired you in some way….

More to come from the Lost Southerner